Spark Capital is a venture capital firm making early stage and growth stage investments in startup commerce, consumer, FinTech, frontier, marketplaces, media, and software & service companies. Spark Capital was founded in 2005 by Paul Conway, Santo Politi, and Todd Dagres and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and has offices in San Francisco, California, and New York City, New York. As of 2018, Spark capital has a $400 million early stage fund, a $600 million venture growth fund, and a total of $3 billion under management.
Timeline
Funded Companies
Carta (company)Carta (formerly eShares) is a San Francisco based cap table management platform that offers 409A valuations, products for investors and public companies.
Enterprise software
Financial services
WayfairWayfair, inc. is an american e-commerce company that sells home goods. formerly known as csn stores, the company was founded in 2002 and now sells many home furnishings and décor items
Furniture
Interior design
Boston
CoinbaseCoinbase is a digital asset exchange company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It operates exchanges of Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Litecoin.
Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency exchange
Cryptocurrency
Blockchain
San Francisco
SmileDirectClubSmileCareClub is a company that offers aligner therapy using a series of plastic aligners that gradually shift teeth into desired position.
Nashville, Tennessee
Wild Type (company)Wild Type is a San Francisco based company producing meat products like salmon using cellular agriculture lab techniques.
Synthetic biology
Biotechnology
Food technology
Cell-based meat
Seafood
Cellular agriculture
California
United States
GrammarlyA web application for checking spelling, grammar, and plagiarism.
Curriculum
Writing
Software
Artificial intelligence (AI)
CTRL-labsCTRL-labs develops brain-machine interface technology.
Neuroscience
Machine learning
Manhattan
InVisionInVision is New York City based startup building a collaborative and wireframing design tool.
New York City
GOJI (company)An insurance technology company offering a platform for comparing and purchasing automobile and property insurance.
Insurance
Property insurance
Automobile insurance
Massachusetts
WealthfrontThe only automated financial advisor offering financial planning, investment management and banking-related services all on a mobile app.
Financial technology
Redwood City, California
EToroA company that has created a social trading network. It has global offices and was founded in 2007.
Trade
Freight FarmsA container farming technology company. Its headquarters are located in Boston, Massachusetts and the company was founded in 2010.
Agriculture
Capella SpaceCapella Space is building a commercial radar satellite constellation. Its headquarters are located in San Francisco, California and it was founded in 2011.
Software engineering
Satellite
Aerospace
Scale AIAn artificial intelligence company making an API for validating and training data for applications.
Big data
Oculus VRAn American virtual reality technology company.
Virtual reality
Hardware
Irvine, California
Sift ScienceSift Science offers fraud detection technology for companies.
Mark43U.S-based mobile public safety software platform designed for law enforcement officials.
Mirror (company)A company offering live streaming and on-demand fitness classes for users in their homes that is headquartered in New York City.
Consumer electronics
GetYourGuide
Travel
Tourism
Berlin
Warby ParkerWarby Parker is an eyeglasses retailing company.
Retail
Fashion
1stdibs
FundboxA company offering business lines of credit.
Plaid (company)Plaid is a company providing businesses with tools and access to develop a digital financial system.
Skillshare
Massive open online course (MOOC)
Higher education
Education
New York
PanjoAssociated investment funds
People
Alex Finkelstein
Employee
Andrew Parker
Employee
Bijan Sabet
Founder
Biz Stone
Advisor
Candice M. Galvez
Employee
Charles Huang
Employee
David Cancel
Advisor
David Haber
Employee
Ekin Oflazer
Employee
Elisabeth Rosario
Employee
Jeremy G. Philips
Employee
John Melas-Kyriazi
Employee
Kevin Thau
Employee
Megan Quinn
Employee
Mo Koyfman
Employee
Nabeel Hyatt
Employee
Rob Go
Employee
Santo Politi
Founder
Todd Dagres
Founder
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Documentaries, videos and podcasts
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Companies
1st Dibs
Marketplaces
5min Media
Software & Services
Academia.edu
Software & Services
Adapt.tv
Media
Admeld
Media
Affirm
Fintech
Andela
Software & Services
Aura
Consumer
Aviary
Consumer
Badi
Marketplaces
Behalf
Fintech
Bloom Nation
Commerce
Braze
Software & Services
Capella Space
Frontier
Careship
Software & Services
Carta
Fintech
Clora
Marketplaces
Clover
Software & Services
Coach.me
Consumer
Coinbase
Fintech
Colu
Fintech
Convert Media
Media
Crowdrise
Marketplaces
Cruise
Frontier
CTRL Labs
Frontier
References
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Santo Politi
Todd DagresVenture Capital Firm attributes
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Dawson Sewell
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Jude Gomila
Founder and CEO of Golden, Entrepreneur. Investor in 100+ companies. Cantabrigian (Gonville and Caius). Interested in the universe. - 3
Neelam Jhaveri
Techno Geek + Gamer + Fashionista + Sense of Humor = It's ME - 4
Will Suter
Student at the University of Notre Dame looking to expand my knowledge in topics that pique my interest. - 5
Julius John Villarisco
Every day is a new learning for me, new opportunity every time. Never limit my self, think outside the box. - 6
Baye Maniago
Passionate about disruptive technology, continuous learning, and personal development - 7
Carla Faraguna
Golden People and Operations. - 8
Tianchang He
Stanford EE MS, interested in machine learning, front-end and all things tech.
Spark Capital
Company attributes
Venture Capital Firm attributes
Categories
Related Topics
Contributors
- 1
Dawson Sewell
Seeking to explain science and technology through simple writing. - 2
Jude Gomila
Founder and CEO of Golden, Entrepreneur. Investor in 100+ companies. Cantabrigian (Gonville and Caius). Interested in the universe. - 3
Neelam Jhaveri
Techno Geek + Gamer + Fashionista + Sense of Humor = It's ME - 4
Will Suter
Student at the University of Notre Dame looking to expand my knowledge in topics that pique my interest. - 5
Julius John Villarisco
Every day is a new learning for me, new opportunity every time. Never limit my self, think outside the box. - 6
Baye Maniago
Passionate about disruptive technology, continuous learning, and personal development - 7
Carla Faraguna
Golden People and Operations. - 8
Tianchang He
Stanford EE MS, interested in machine learning, front-end and all things tech.
